[LINK] Next thing, pizza?

[Jan Whitaker]

At 08:01 AM 16/10/2013, Paul Brooks wrote:

>I'm also wondering about the expected delivery range. They *might* 
>have enough juice to cover a football oval and back again before it 
>drops out of the sky with a flat battery, carrying that sort of weight.

They interviewed one of the guys developing this business on Red 
Simons this morning. He said the current flying range was 1km, but 
with better battery life, they are hoping for 5km. I guess that would 
work in a CBD, but not in a spread out community. One wonders about 
the logistics of warehouse location and student location, even within 
a 5km radius. How will the contraptions make it back to base?

And what about those that are 'nabbed' after delivery by the kid next 
door who happens to spot one coming in for a landing. Equipment loss 
won't be small.

Jan



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